Railway-crossing.



PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

f (1.11.311001 RAILWAY crwssme.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1907.

UNITED. STATES Parana onnicn.

GEORGE D. SHOOP, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-CROSSING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 1 1, 1908.

Application filed April 9.1907- Serial No. 367.166.

' joints for the passage of the wheel flanges.

. My invention consists broadly in combining guarding ineaiis (generally comprising separate guard rails) with the above mentioned means for preventing jarring at the crossing and in constructing both of said means removable and renewable with relation to the rails.

My invention also consists in providing novel means for suppipaing said removable parts in their places.

My invention lurtl'ier consists in the details of construction arrangement and coinl tion hereinafter described with reference t o' the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view ofa railway crossing provided with my improvements, Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 3 is a similar view to. Fig. 2 with the detachable portions removed, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the removable sections, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a section of a rail showing novel means for supporting the removable parts, and Fig. 6 is a similar viewof the same used as a supplemental support on a difl'erent style rail.

Referring to the figures 1 indicates the rails comprising the track A and 2 indicates the rails comprising the track B. The corner or crossing pieces of said rails are connccted thereto by a suitable iish plate 3 and have their head flanges 4 constructed on a lower plane than the head flanges 5 of the main rails as shown clearly in Fig. 3. On the depressed head flanges 4 of the crossing pieces are adapted to be inserted the removable jar preventing plates 7 comprising a base, portion 8 gradually increasing in thickness toward the intersection of the rails and having an interlocking extension 8 adapted to lie between the heads of the rails fori'ning. the crossing piece which may be of one piece if it is so desired. The base portion 8 is provided with an upstanding shoulder 9 gradually increasing in height from the head flanges 5 to the height of, the heads of the crossing piece 6 and being beveled to fit the correspondingly beveled portion of the abutting head of the adjacent rail whenin place. The removable central plates 10 may be formed in one single piece, comprising a base portion 11 of a uniform thickness and equal to the greatest thickness of the base portion 8, and an upstanding guarding flange 12' of a uniform height and equal to the highest point of the flange 9, said plate 10 being sub;

stantially square shape and adapted to be,

inserted. in the head flange 4 of the crossing} piece extending inside of the four intersecting points. Thus it will be seen that when a car approaches the crossing on the rails 1, the

flanges of the wheels will, upon reachingthe crossing piece 6, ride up on the base portions 8, the guards 9 and the heads of the rails preventingside slipping, and will continue on the thickened base portions 11 of the central piece, .the faces of the wheels being held from '80 acontact with the heads of the rails until. the

flanges thereof have again reached the main rails on the far side ot the crossing thus preventing any arring whatsoever. 1t will also be seen that by means of the integral guards 9 and 12 on the removable plates I effectually prevent derailment while 'crossing. It will further be seen that by constructing the jar preventing plates removable, the same being simply bolted to the head flanges and the heads of the bolts placed uppermost and countersunk, I am able to easily and quickly renew the same as there is immense wear upon them.

In Fig. 5 I have shown my removable platescarried by a. railroad rail by means of a supporting i'-shaped beam 13 bolted to the web of the same and having its base resting upon the flanged base thereof. On the u per face of the beam 13 the said removab e plates are adapted to be secured, the said.

upper face lying on a plane with the lower portion of the head of the main rail as shown.

In Fig 6 I have shown the same supporting'fi" shaped beam applied to a rail such as 05 shown in the .other figures, the upper and lower faces. of said beam being shaped to fit between the head flange and the base flange respectively of the rail. Thus a strong support is provided for the; head flange of the 0 rail which must sustain the "entire weight of the car as it passes over the cross1ng.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a railway crossing, the combination with removable plates arranged on the head flanges of the rails and gradually increasing in thickness toward the points of intersection, of a removable plate arranged on the head flanges of the rails inside the crossing and extending continuously between the points of intersection of said rails, substantially as described.

2. in a railway crossing, the combination with removable plates arranged on the head flanges oi the rails and gradually increasing in thickness toward the points of intersection, of a removable plate arranged on the head flanges ol the rails inside the crossing and extemling continuously between the points of intersection of said rails, and guard rails formed on. said plates, substantially as de-' scribed.

3. In a railway crossing, the combination with the crossing piece of removable plates arranged on the head flanges of the rails adjacent and. leading to the crossing and gradually increasing in thickness towardthe points of intersection. of the rails, guide rails formed integral with said plates and increasing in height said plates increase in thickness, and removable plates arranged on the head flanges of the rails between the, points of intersection, said last named plates being of a uniform thickness and having guard rails integral therewith and of a uniform height substantially as described.

4.- ln a railway crossing, the combination ing in thickness toward the points of inter-' section, guard rails formed integral with saidplates, a second set of removable plates held adjacent the heads of the rails between'the points of intersection, guard rails formed integral with said plate and support for said plates arranged on the lower flange of the rail and connected to said rails, substantially as described.

6. In a railway crossing, the combination with a set of removable plates carried by the head flange of the rail adjacent the crossing and gradually increasing in thickness toward the points of 'intersection, of su ciporting means for said flanges and said. plates -arranged on the lower flange of 'the rail and connected to said rail, substantially as de seribed.-.

In testimony'whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE Il-SHGOP.

Witnesses:

' J. B. ECKHART,

LUUIAN ADAMS. 

